Man accused of murdering wife on LI

December 7, 2008 3:59:55 PM PST

Eyewitness News

BRENTWOOD --

A man barred from contacting his estranged wife has been accused of stabbing her to death after she slept at a male friend's Long Island home. Suffolk County police say the man stormed into the Brentwood home Saturday morning and stabbed 47-year-old Lori Titus multiple times. Officers and emergency medical technicians called to the home rushed Titus to a hospital, where she died.

Police say the woman's 46-year-old husband was restrained by several people who were in the home.

The husband has been charged with second-degree murder.

Police say the couple separated in June and an order of protection barred him from contacting her after he was accused of assaulting her.